Good government group believes the list of commissioners included in the bill deserves more scrutiny and a case-by-case review, as it includes…



The legislation adds a new Article 4-B of the Legislative Law and amends Section 30 of the Legislative Law to create a non-partisan Legislative Budget Office (LBO). The bill also specifies the appointment of the office’s director, who would be selected without regard to political affiliation by the majority leaders of the senate and assembly, in consultation with the minority leaders of the senate and assembly. The director would then be appointed by a joint resolution requiring a two-thirds vote of both the senate and assembly, with removal of the director through a two-thirds vote from the members elected to either house of the legislature.

As Massive Bid Rigging Trial Gets Underway Watchdogs Call On Assembly Speaker Heastie to Stop Stalling and Allow Vote on Database of Deals and…